Knock Knock Who’s Not Here

comparing myself

with no one

                    especially

                               me

                                        I feel

                                                      so                                       
                                                                                           free

Guaranteed High

a sure way to climb’s

one step

at a time

and when that’s too much

enjoy

what we touch

Dumb Fun

Dumb Fun



I’m not as dumb as I look

I’m not as dumb as I sound

I even once read a book

and I know how to get to town



I’m not as dumb as you think

I’m really smart enough for me

I’m not as dumb as I think

I just like being very silly

Almost Beyond Control

since fruits of actions

are more than we know

let’s pray

continually

Stay Today

heart beats

lungs breathe

life’s sweet

don’t leave

Air Born

I am here

with you now

you are here

with me now



I am you

you are me

when that’s true

we both see



that all nights

bring our morns

and we die

to be born



loving you

who love me

being true

we are free

There’s No Place Like Us

after I cry

I’m alone

anyone

feels like home

Bow Meow

it’s fun to move around

with four limbs  on the

            ground

Desire’s Duty

too many times I feel shoulds

to do what I know is good

but when I wait

feel my desire

shoulds and goods

are fueled by fire

Loving Energy

integrating the

I

who attacks me

                            hatefully

we bind

        strong

       and kind

Water Lights

when we can laugh

while we cry

we’re the twinkle

in our eye

Sky Cries

what seems like screams

might well be means

to sing

            our dreams

Better Worse Curse

arrogance and shame

are funny games

                         played when our

hearts

             feel

                                                                                                    too apart

Successful Failures

Successful Failures




thanks to all I messed

I better guess

                          new ways

                                                 to

define

              find

                           success

Scouring Power

I can be cleaned

outside and in

though I’ve been mean

I know I’ve sinned



so scrub me well

when’re we meet

though I might smell

                 deep
                          d
                           o
                            w
                              n
                          find sweet

Flow Grows

not holding onto

health

           life

                   love

                               helps

                                           gracefully

heal

         live

                  love

                          laughing

Put Downs Rise Up

may all put downs



            spring



                       up through me



                                               thee



                                                        until we



see



        of sky



                  we be

Nobody’s Perfect

stranger to the human race

I’m always losing face

I’m baser than the base

a disgrace to be erased

Rhymes Mine Minds

when playing around

with similar sounds

connections astound

for words were once sounds

sad

mad

funny clowns

bound

to be profound

Forgive Me For Not Knowing Who I'm Growing

it’s so nice not to

have to be

                 more than me

while

               I grow

                           like a tree

Grace Pace

may time’s pressure to do

nourish

              like daily dew

The Art Of Heart

when I feel ground

through sole and crown

and breathe air deep

down through my seat

firelight that dwells

in all my cells

nurturing me

expand freely

feel

        heart fully

love

            artfully

Such Touch

song-coos



                  like haikus



kiss through our body



         and mind



 right now



                       forever

Fancy Meeting Here

Chagall has it right

floating into each other

we are

           beauty                                                  full

A Haiku Defined

first five syllables

next line's seven syllables

then five syllables

Heavens Are Us

we’re the song and dance of god

even when feeling very odd

aware our body’s aligning

                   we sense moves

                           and

                                sounds

                                    divining

Snailing Along Singing My Song

human among humans

or a schlep among schleps

I’m honored to join in

maybe doing my best

Know Weigh

truth is safely sought

hearing feeling-thoughts

of many voices

challenging choices

examining fruits

our guessed truths

                             produce

Freed Greed

my greatest greed’s dance and song

gracefully

                    all day long

feeling touched

                               by all I touch

is this asking for too much

Can A Poem Take Us Home

help sense we're loved

below above

to feel we're gods

though very odd

believe all's well

even in hell

to know we'll grow

more than we know

If You Ever Need A Friend

if you ever need a friend

who will love you through the end

I’m your friend

through the end

I’m your friend


if you ever need love

that fits you like a glove

I’m your love

like a glove

I’m your love


if you fly through the sky

I will fly near-by.

If you fall from the sky

I will glide

by your side


so wherever we go

even when we’re like foes

we are friends

loving friends

through the end



*****